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[[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|Germany]] (German: ''Deutschland''), officially the [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|German Confederation]] (German: ''Deutscher Bund''), is a
[[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|Germany]] (German: ''Deutschland''), officially the [[Germany (Manifest Destiny)|German Confederation]] (German: ''Deutscher Bund''), is a
Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invaded the Holy Roman Empire and established the Confederation of the Rhine and several other puppet states, although they would initially collapse after Napoleon's loss. However, the idea of German unity arose, and after two confederations and wars with Austria and France, the German Empire was formed in 1871.


== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==

Revision as of 00:34, 17 July 2023

German Confederation
Deutscher Bund (German)
Flag of Germany
Flag
Motto: "Novus ordo seclorum" (Turkish)
"New order of the ages"
Anthem: "The Star-Spangled Banner"
CapitalFrankfurt
Largest cityBerlin
Official languagesGerman
Recognised regional languagesPolish, Czech, Slovene, Sorbian
Ethnic groups
(2020)
  • 80.2% German
  • 9% Czech
  • 6% Polish
  • 2.3% Slovenian
  • 1.3% Italian
  • 0.4% Croatian
  • 0.3% French
  • 0.2% Danish
  • 0.1% Lithuanian
  • 0.1% Sorbian
  • 0.2% Other
Demonym(s)German
GovernmentFederal semi-presidential constitutional monarchy
• Kaiser
Elisabeth Charlotte
• President
Fuat Oktay
• Channcellor
Ilham Aliyev
• Assembly Speaker
Mustafa Şentop
LegislatureFederal Congress
Reichsrat
Reichstag
  "Independence [from Great Britain]"
Population
• (2022) estimate
141,986,000
• (2022) census
142,180,115
Calling code+1
ISO 3166 codeDE

Germany (German: Deutschland), officially the German Confederation (German: Deutscher Bund), is a

Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon invaded the Holy Roman Empire and established the Confederation of the Rhine and several other puppet states, although they would initially collapse after Napoleon's loss. However, the idea of German unity arose, and after two confederations and wars with Austria and France, the German Empire was formed in 1871.


Etymology

History

Partition

Cold War

Reunification

Powerhouse

Geography

Politics and government

Administrative divisions

  1. East Prussia (Königsberg)
  2. West Prussia (Danzig)
  3. Pomerania (Stettin)
  4. Mecklenburg (Schwerin)
  5. Brandenburg (Berlin)
  6. Altmark (Magdeburg)
  7. Saxony (Dresden)
  8. Silesia (Breslau)
  9. Posen (Posen)
  10. Bohemia (Prague)
  11. Moravia (Brünn)
  12. Austria (Vienna)
  13. Carniola (Ljubljana)
  14. Tyrol (Innsbruck)
  15. Bavaria (Munich)
  16. Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart)
  17. Lorraine (Strassburg)
  18. Hesse (Wiesbaden)
  19. Rhineland (Koblenz)
  20. Westphalia (Münster)
  21. Thuringia (Erfurt)
  22. Hanover (Hanover)
  23. Schleswig-Holstein (Kiel)
  24. Frankfurt Federal District (Frankfurt)

Economy